Newtown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Newtown

The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.

Much wetter and cooler conditions define daily life in Newtown, where the average annual rainfall is 851mm. This is far above the Queensland average of 379mm, making for a significantly different climate than the state norm.

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📍 Newtown, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Newtown sits — Average annual rainfall

851
  • 0–71: 0 areas
  • 71–143: 1 area
  • 143–214: 16 areas
  • 214–286: 35 areas
  • 286–357: 32 areas
  • 357–429: 45 areas
  • 429–500: 78 areas
  • 500–571: 149 areas
  • 571–643: 210 areas
  • 643–714: 288 areas
  • 714–786: 217 areas
  • 786–857: 198 areas
  • 857–929: 98 areas
  • 929–1,000: 125 areas
  • 1,000–1,071: 112 areas
  • 1,071–1,143: 128 areas
  • 1,143–1,214: 126 areas
  • 1,214–1,286: 133 areas
  • 1,286–1,357: 86 areas
  • 1,357–1,429: 103 areas
  • 1,429–1,500: 83 areas
  • 1,500–1,571: 43 areas
  • 1,571–1,643: 53 areas
  • 1,643–1,714: 19 areas
  • 1,714–1,786: 15 areas
  • 1,786–1,857: 9 areas
  • 1,857–1,929: 6 areas
  • 1,929–2,000: 42 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Newtown — lower than 51% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Newtown851
Queensland 379

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The air is much cooler here than across the state, with an average maximum temperature of 24.5°C and a minimum of 11.5°C. Both figures are well below the Queensland averages of 33.1°C and 16.1°C.

Sources

  • SILO gridded climate data — Queensland Government (Long Paddock), 2019–2023 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011453/newtown/topic/environment-climate